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December 21, 2009 Section 4: Transportation and Land Use Page 28 incentives in order to create communities that are more walkable, with better access to transit and increase quality of life, while also maintaining land for agriculture and wilderness.17 In the City of San Leandro, the transportation sector accounts for 61% or 577,623 tons of CO2 e of the city‘s greenhouse gas emissions. Of this amount, 73% is related to VMTs on state highways with the remaining amount associated with travel on local roads. Although the City has limited control over highway emissions, transportation as a category is a significant emissions source and highlights the importance of regional planning. The city already benefits from an extensive bus system and two BART stations. The San Leandro General Plan, adopted in 2002, includes wide-ranging policies and actions that guide long-range development decisions in the City to promote environmental sustainability for current and future generations. In particular, the Land Use and Transportation Elements of the plan outline numerous goals, policies and actions that will reduce emissions from the transportation sector and encourage walking, bicycling, and public transportation. As a completely built-out city, San Leandro is fully committed to providing diverse transportation options that are convenient, safe and affordable. Although most San Leandro neighborhoods are not likely to change significantly during the next ten to fifteen years, they will not remain entirely static either. Policies in the General Plan strive to maintain a quality environment that is environmentally, fiscally and economically sustainable. These priorities and commitments are reflected and incorporated in this chapter on transportation and land use. 4.1 Goal: Encourage development which promotes walkable communities Policies to make San Leandro more attractive and inviting to pedestrian, bicyclists and public transit users are already articulated in the San Leandro General Plan, Transportation Element. Additionally, the City spent two years developing a Downtown Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Strategy that has received State recognition. The first project included in the TOD Strategy, which is in the process of being implemented is San Leandro Crossings. Transit ridership has been shown to be higher in areas where people live within a half-mile radius of a stop or station. The TOD Strategy involved rezoning the area around downtown, which includes the Downtown San Leandro BART Station and East 14th Street, a major bus 17Source: http://gov.ca.gov/fact-sheet/10707/ - Office of the Governor. US Smart Growth Network, US EPA, BAAQMD